Air ORNGE moves to new hangar in Sudbury
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Air ORNGE ambulance moves into its new 35,000 sq. ft. facility at the Greater Sudbury Airport and CTV News got a tour.
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Firefighting sisters from Pinaymootang First Nation working on the front lines of Manitoba's wildfire effort
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